Crews locate body of last remaining worker buried in Adams Co. power plant collapse
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Michael Benedic, WCPO
and last updated 2021-01-08 12:24:55-05
MANCHESTER, Ohio â Recovery crews have found the body of the last remaining worker buried in a building collapse at Killen Generating Station in Adams County nearly a month ago, the firm responsible for the demolition announced Friday.
Jamie Fitzgerald was working with four other men as part of a demolition crew inside the retired Manchester power station when it collapsed the morning of Dec. 9. First responders rescued three of the men that day, and they were hospitalized in stable condition. Days later, crews recovered the body of the fourth, Clyde Douglas Gray.
New plan developed for recovering final worker in power plant collapse
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Michael Benedic, WCPO
and last updated 2020-12-23 14:28:32-05
MANCHESTER, Ohio â A new engineering plan has been developed for the continuing search for the remaining missing worker trapped beneath the rubble of the collapsed Killen Generating Station in Adams County.
On Monday, the Adamo Group, for whom missing Jamie Fitzgerald and four others who were trapped in the collapse worked, announced they expected it could take a month before they re able to reach the area they believe Fitzgerald s body may be. The company said a new engineering plan was necessary to continue to search.
Family holds on to hope that missing worker is alive beneath collapsed power station He wouldnât give up on us. Weâre not giving up on him
John Fitzgerald hasnât lost hope that his brother, Jamie, could still be alive beneath Killen Generating Station after it collapsed in Manchester on Dec. 9.
and last updated 2020-12-22 12:41:14-05
MANCHESTER, Ohio â John Fitzgerald hasnât lost hope that his brother, Jamie, could still be alive beneath Killen Generating Station after it collapsed in Manchester on Dec. 9. Everyone is focused on getting him out, getting him home. One way or the other,â he said.
Adamo: Recovery effort for trapped worker in Killen Generating Station collapse could take another month
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Michael Benedic, WCPO
and last updated 2020-12-21 13:35:08-05
MANCHESTER, Ohio â The last remaining body of a worker missing inside the collapsed Killen Generating Station in Adams County might not be recovered until late January.
Jamie Fitzgerald s body has been trapped under the rubble of the Manchester power station since its collapse on Dec. 9. Based on the observations and knowledge of our team and the first responders on site, our immediate focus is recovering our missing employee and ensuring the safety of the crews working on the recovery effort. As a company, we have our very best people, specialized and top-of-the-line equipment and every available resource on the site. Recovery work is expected to be completed in mid- to late
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